September 1, 1994
EPA-SAB-EPEC-CON-94-004

Honorable Carol M. Browner
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
             Subject:
Notification of a Consultation on National Saltwater Dissolved
Oxygen Criteria
Dear Ms. Browner:
       The Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) of the Science Advisory Board
(SAB) met on June 23, 1994, to conduct a consultation with staff from the Office of Water on the
Agency's methodology for deriving national saltwater dissolved oxygen aquatic life criteria.  The
SAB has developed the consultation as a mechanism to advise the Agency on technical issues that
should be considered in the development of regulations, guidelines, or technical guidance before
the Agency has taken a position.  A consultation is conducted under the normal requirements of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which include advance notice of the public meeting in the
Federal Register.

       As is our customary practice, there will be no formal report from the SAB as a result of
this consultation, nor do we expect any formal response from the Agency. However, the
Committee looks forward to conducting a formal review of the proposed national methodology in
the future.

                                        Sincerely,
               "7)1.
Dr. Genevieve Matanoski, Chair
 Science Advisory Board
                 
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